So... Sunday morning we woke up a bit late, after Coffee and the arrival of Bawb and Mike (Bob was here before the coffee was even brewed) we started stacking the keg up.

Enter: My Garage..

The majority of the assembly went pretty seamlessly. There were only 1-2 bottom corner seals that rotated wrong.

We used Quicksilver premix, Vaseline, and GTX 10W-30 for the assembly.

Nothing says "gigity" like brand new housings and irons.

Suck it Bawb!!! I did something for the engine (other than just painting the irons) lol

Almost there!!!

I hate to see my rotors disappear from sight, but damned if I don't love where they're going...

Almost ready for the studs

Studs in, torque order written, down they go!

That's where we ran into trouble.... When we tore down my old engine I put the bolts attaching the flywheel to the counterweight back into the counterweight so I wouldn't lose them. Then I turned them in with the junked engine.... Le Sad Day...

Being basically unable to go forward we decided to wrap it up for this session.

Brian hit the road for Connecticut with his paramour, Mike headed home, Vlad and his buddy dipped out and Bawb stuck around for another beer and some dinner.

Ideally I'll be able to get the bolts in and finish making the long block next weekend. The rest of the build will be on hold till Brian can make it back down though..

I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you?
I'm pure Evil
I'm still insane, in the best possible way.
I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube.
Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion.
You win with your thread. Most everythingIt's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact

I work in Fairfax so jumping over to Alexandria is no big deal. Did you used to go to the Chik Fil A meets in Dulles?

Hmm... I could have swore you were at that Imports vs. Domestics car show at Budds Creek last year, I want to say it was the 5th or 6th of November. The person I'm thinking of used to be in the Navy as an Airdale.

I could be absolutely mistaking you, lol!

No, I haven't ever gone to one of the Chic Fil-A meets, though I've heard of them. I just didn't see the point since my FD has been down for (basically) the entire time I've lived up here, lol.

I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you?
I'm pure Evil
I'm still insane, in the best possible way.
I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube.
Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion.
You win with your thread. Most everythingIt's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact